Want to Live in Walking Distance of Disneyland?

An article caught my eye about a house within walking distance of Disneyland for under $1 million. One of the complications of a visit to many parks is dealing with the travel, traffic and parking to get to the front gate and back home at the end of the day. Sometimes walking to a park is possible if there is a resort hotel on property, but this would be like having this convenience permanently. The house sold in October, but it had me thinking what it would be like to live so close to a theme park.

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Politicians at Theme Parks, Fairs and Carnivals Including Reagan, Nixon, Carter, Obama, Tim Walz and the Amazing Sir Ed Davey of the UK!

Sir Edward Davey, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, rides a Scremin' Swing
Sir Edward Davey, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, rides a Scremin’ Swing | Source: X/@EdwardJDavey

The United States election season is in full swing and inevitably some of the candidates end up in or near theme parks, fairs or carnival as part of their campaign. These are excellent places to meet with potential voters and get a great photo op. This is especially important in the age of social media where video is consumed in viral bite-sized pieces. Sometimes the visit is just a meeting at a hotel on property, occasionally a speech with iconic visuals like Obama in front of the castle at the Magic Kingdom, but every once and a while the politician will take in a thrill ride like Tim Walz or Sir Ed Davey! The point of this article isn’t to take political sides, but merely to point out some examples (both domestic and international) of politicians at theme parks, carnivals and fairs.

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